[In lieu of nodding, Alfredo hands over another stack.]

And it only takes one lapse for any Assistant to become a Patient.

[Which, as far as Alfredo can tell, nullifies any deal as well... but he's not sure on that score, so he won't say it aloud.]

There's no such thing as 'play' fighting here, and the Nurse isn't much more fond of being blunt with words either.

[As opposed to passive-aggressiveness and coercion.]